Smoke rises after what activists said was a fire near Damascus International Airport, Oct. 23, 2013.
Electrical Power Outage Darkens Much of Syria -- Voice of America
Much of Syria, including the capital, Damascus, lost electrical power late Wednesday after an explosion near the international airport.
State news agency SANA quoted the government's electricity minister as blaming the outage on a "terrorist" attack on gas pipelines that feed electricity generating stations. He said repairs were under way.
Reuters news agency quoted a Damascus resident as saying the entire city went dark.
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Update #1: Syria says terrorist attack causes country-wide blackout -- CNN
Update #2: Much of Syria blacked out by rebel attack on gas pipeline - government -- Reuters
My Comment: I am surprised that the rebels are only now targeting Syria's electrical grid. Rebel controlled areas have been cut off from the electrical grid system for the past year .... so why not target government controlled areas in return. My prediction .... this is the Achilles heel of the Syrian regime .... expect even more attacks and disruptions on Syria's critical infrastructure grids and systems in the weeks and months to come.
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